Modern Calderside Aerial

A modern aerial photo of Calderside Farm, High Blantyre. Also in the photograph is the farm’s converted barn, now a lovely house named , “Calderside House”.

The property owner, Mr James Brown shared this photo recently adding, ” I lived at 27 Ellisland St in the prefabs then moved to a new house at Jedburgh St when I was about 13. Across the road from us in Ellisland St were families Cleland, Coyle, Frame and Gallagher. Across the road coming back down was Wyper, Cairns, Kelly, us then Borland, J&R Strang tyres.

Fulton fork lifts, was either John or Robert Futon from Burns St there was also the Clarks from Afton St, coal merchants in Blantyre. Jim Tallis (of the taxi company of the same name) also lived at the other end of Ellisland (although he didn’t have taxis then)”

Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors said:

Anna Clarkmy childhood too ! dad Tommy was CLARK the coalman and was to the fore in getting prefabs demolished and burnbrae road area built and us rehoused from damp and dangerous prefabs and he still lives here at 90 !

Janet CochraneCalderside was a working farm then great way to spend your childhood

John DunsmoreHi. Dougie , what a transformation you’ve made too. Calderwood. House .well done. Pal.👌✌

Lynne CraigheadHappy memories. We bought the farm with about 8 acres of land in 1992. We did the barn conversion 95/96 and sold the old house. We had ponies, goats and small animals but also had some ewes in our shelter/paddock whilst they were lambing.
When the girls were at uni I ran a holistic therapy business there and hosted courses. We left on September 13th 2011 to retire in the Borders 😎

Joan McLaughlinCalderside Farm was my Mums childhood home and then was home to my cousins before my aunt and uncle sold the farm in 1988 and emigrated to Canada. It’s home to many happy memories from my childhood, helping my uncle bring in cows for milking, helping my cousin feed the calves, lifting potatoes and my particular favourite helping out during hay season.

Lynne CraigheadJoan McLaughlin we know Jim and Netta well and they were delighted to visit us in the barn conversion 😁

Joan McLaughlinUncle Jim is my mums brother. If I recall you possibly went to the WRI with my aunt Nettie (when she was over visiting )and my mum and granny?? I recall my mum mentioning you and holistic therapy.

Jim BrownWalked past this morning. Shared a few hunner blackberries with the ponies, which they enjoyed 🙂 I notice a new development has begun to the right of the farm.

Joan McLaughlinThat’s where the midden was 💩💩😂😂 we used to all walk around the wall hoping that we didn’t fall in. Thankfully I never did 😂

Jim Cochranestorage area for the yearly deposit of 3 or 400 tons of FYM from the dairy cattle.

Lynne CraigheadThat is where we had Glen’s ewes!!! The girls and I had a quick education in lambing and they named the lambs alphabetically 🐑🐏
We are not farmers but the girls had a great childhood and we were made so welcome by Jan and Glen and his brother Billy at Lodgehill. Happy, happy days.

Jim CochraneThe oldest building is actually the one in the photo minus its roof.

Jim CochraneThe semi circular wall shown just to the front of Calderside house is the remains of a circular building that housed a horse gin that powered the barn mill . It was in place in what was the original barn now made into the biggest part of the house.